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Aussies lead the way in tourism growth

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has welcomed official stats out today showing continued growth in New Zealand’s overseas visitor numbers, with Australian tourists continuing to...

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Bill to expand Road User Charges introduced

· November 13, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The shift from a system of matching odometer readings to paper labels on the windscreen, towards using subscriptions through private companies. RNZ A bill to make...

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New IP rules to boost research commercialisation

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A new national intellectual property (IP) policy will give New Zealand researchers more control over their inventions and greater opportunities to turn world-class ideas into commercial...

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Modernising road funding

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has introduced the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill to Parliament, taking the next step towards a fairer, simpler, and more modern transport funding system....

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Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi

· November 13, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tom Furley Some schools are defying the government’s removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations. Their boards have published public statements affirming their commitment...

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Government accepts banking recommendations

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has accepted or partially accepted all the recommendations made by the Finance and Expenditure Committee’s inquiry into banking competition.   The inquiry examined the state...

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Tide turns in battle against Lake Wānaka weeds

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A more than two-decade-long campaign to reclaim Lake Wānaka from an invasive aquatic weed has reached a major victory, with 40 kilometres of shoreline now successfully...

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First sod turned on Hawke’s Bay Expressway

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Construction has begun on the State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway – one of the first new Roads of National Significance to reach the main works...

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World Kindness Day and Palestine – NZPF

· November 13, 2025

Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand (NZPF) World Kindness Day, observed every year on 13 November, is a global reminder that kindness is a universal language, one that transcends borders,...

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Union movement stands with public sector workers

· November 13, 2025

Source: NZCTU Affiliate unions of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kamahi have passed a motion of solidarity with public sector workers who are who are fighting...

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More people to get faster access to support

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Hundreds of extra young people, mums, and families across New Zealand will now get faster access to mental health support, following a boost of funding for...

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New Zealand needs Privacy Act modernisation

· November 13, 2025

Source: Privacy Commissioner 13 Nov 2025, 09:00 The increasing number of privacy complaints, and privacy breach notifications, received by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner shows New Zealanders’ increased concerns...